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Descending control systems [electronic resource] / Ronald Dubner. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2009. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (43 min.) : color, sound). - Pain and the control of pain : pain transmission, regulation and management, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Pain and the control of pain : pain transmission, regulation and management. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Sensory modulation -- Activity dependent plasticity -- Descending modulation: facilitation or inhibition? -- Effects of RVM lesion on behavior -- Dynamic shifts in descending modulation after inflammation -- Experimental set up -- NMDA receptor ion channel complex -- Changes in NMDA receptor subunit expression in the RVM -- Changes in NMDA receptor protein expression in the RVM -- Changes in NMDA NR2 receptor subunit phosphorylation after inflammation -- Neuronal activity in the RVM -- Changes in RVM neuronal activity during the development of inflammation -- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) -- Normal function of the brain.

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2307 Henry Stewart Talks


Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor.
Pain--prevention & control.
Pain--therapy.
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate.
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